Thunder Bay Economy Sluggish – Conference Board of Canada

 THUNDER BAY – The Conference Board of Canada says Thunder Bay’s economy continues to move forward sluggishly, with growth forecast to come in at 0.2 per cent in 2017. Local manufacturing is on track to decline by 3.5 per cent this year as prices for pulp and newsprint remain tepid. The services side of the economy will remain essentially flat with output forecast to rise by 0.2 per cent this year. On a more positive note, output in Thunder Bay’s construction industry is f